Not to bore you with more stories of Marie, but this woman is wack........last night, College Daughter caught her in the lounge area with her shirt off, swinging it around her head. When asked what she was doing, Marie responded, "Where's the music?" A few days ago, College Daughter was actually enjoying a non-dementia conversation with Marie. Suddenly, in the middle of the conversation, Marie looks at my daughter and asks her, "Are you ashamed to be black?" Offensive? You bet! But hilarious nonetheless, considering College Daughter is a strawberry blonde, pale skinned Irish girl and Marie doesn't have any vision problems.There are very few men at this facility, but one of note we'll call Joe. Joe appeared to be high functioning, without the need of any assistance at all. College Daughter was wondering why he was even living there. Until she helped him make his bed one day. That's when he reached into his bed stand, extracted a ruler and began measuring how far off the ground the sheet fell, as well as how close to the wall his pillow was situated. Apparently, Joe has some issues!
It's been fun to hear her stories and see how much she's enjoying the job. She's been a little self-righteous about the way some of the other staff members treat the residents. Her biggest concern is the lack of respect paid to the elderly. You've got to love the spirit of the young and naive, before they become worn down by life like the rest of us.
Oh, my. You can't pay for the kind of education yer daughter is gettin' right now. . .
ReplyDeleteAnd, I hope she hangs onto her high ideals, and doesn't get wron down, for a good while, yet. God bless her. . .
And I'm guessing that it would've been fun to talk to Marie's mom, back when Marie was a teenager. . .
ReplyDeleteI fear I'm one crazy moment away with a broom and a bottle of Windex, muttering "GAH! How many times have I asked you to pick this crap up?!" and wiping the fingerprints no one else can see from the microwave door away from being Joe!
ReplyDeleteI could have done without the mental image of Marie with her shirt off...(shivers)
ReplyDeleteThe stories of the young and naive are very entertaining.
'Real' life sure is an eye opener, isn't it?
ReplyDeletePure humor.
ReplyDeleteI'm not bored at all...I thoroughly enjoy the stories.
My almost 100 year-old grandmother has Alzheimer's. Tell College Daughter that some of us, who LOVE our elders to death, still have to make make light of their situations because it's the only way to avoid the pain of reality. Maybe that's what she's perceiving as disrespect.
Please don't stop with the stories of Marie. She's a real pistol isn't she?
ReplyDeleteWeird. I was SURE I had already commented here.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I've got a touch of what Marie has. :)
Anyhow, I'm with Tip. Keep the stories coming. Nothing like surREAL life to entertain!
Sounds like a party most of us would fit well at!
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Des - Me too. It's a job I could never do (nursing, in general).
ReplyDeleteFADKOG - Well, I'm the only one here who can see the smudges on the stainless fridge. I can relate to Joe a bit too.
Russ - She had a bra on.....I asked!
Xavier - And maybe the "Golden Girls" was more real than we wanted to know.
Laggin - She doesn't like the way the other staff members boss some of the residents around.
Zip - I actually have got to see this woman sometime for myself!
Flutter - I'll try to post something later today.
Anon - If you say so!